24/7 voltages

[ewarwoowar]

Hey Forum,

I'd like to first say. Top effing board this maximus IV extreme-z is! I absolutely love this board. Best board I have ever had!

I spent my weekend trying to get my i7 2600k to 5ghz and furthest I got was 4.9 with 1.405VID.

I have read that the safest 24/7 should be 1.4v so I have a few questions I hope to get answered.


1) What IS the safest 24/7 VID.

2) If I use this CPU offset mode and apply only the VID at full load. Will this help out a lot with CPU degradation at high VIDs becuase it will only keep that high VID during load. Thus removing constant 1.4v+ VID.

3) Doing the CPU offset mode, will anything drastic happen? For example, harder overclocking or any problems that can occur from doing the method.


Here's some info I can remember as i'm at work and cannot remember everything!

Setup:
i7 2600k
Asus Maximus IV extreme-z
8gb (2x4gb) Corsair Dominator GT @1866mhz 9/10/9/27
ATI 5850 for the moment.

BIOS as much as I can remember:
100BCLK
48x multiplier
1.4v VID
1.52 DRAM becuase I just like that little bit extra for stability reasons.

And I think everything else is auto.

[Praz]

The only really safe voltage is whatever the stock value is. Very few 2600K processors are truly stable anywhere near 1.40V. Truthfully, once you get to 4600MHz there is little noticeable difference at higher clocks for most 24/7 usage.

Offset voltage is fine. Just need to watch that idle voltage does not drop too low. This is the most common cause of crashes during idle periods.

[ewarwoowar]

I know what you mean about the safest is stock but I want to try and get 4.9-5ghz 24/7 as it can help out in some optimised games.

I'm 100% stable at 4.8ghz @ 1.4vcore.

I'd like to hear others overclock settings

[JJFIVEOH]

I'm 100% stable at 4.8 @ 1.38. I tried using the offset and the problem I found was the range was way too wide. If I set it high enough so the low end didn't crash it at idle, then high range at full load was hitting well over 1.5V. If I dropped it so the full load voltage was acceptable, the idle voltage was too low and it crashed at idle. So I just decided to stick with 4.6 and manual settings. Been running smoothly ever since. Not sure how much this might shorten it's life.

I got some great help from everybody in this thread.

http://www.asusrog.com/forums/showth...U-Core-Voltage

[Praz]

I'm 100% stable at 4.8 @ 1.38. I tried using the offset and the problem I found was the range was way too wide. If I set it high enough so the low end didn't crash it at idle, then high range at full load was hitting well over 1.5V. If I dropped it so the full load voltage was acceptable, the idle voltage was too low and it crashed at idle.

When using offset voltage mode LLC becomes a key factor at keeping loaded voltages in check.

[JJFIVEOH]

When using offset voltage mode LLC becomes a key factor at keeping loaded voltages in check.

Ya know, you mentioned that to me in the link I posted. I kind of gave up on it because I wasn't completely familiar with everything yet and my computer was pretty stable. Now that everything is fine, the comps working great and I've gotten much more familiar with everything trough trial & error and reading this forum I think I'll try and tackle this again. Thanks!